British actress Cynthia Erivo - set to play Miriam Makeba in a biopic - has been trolled over a clip of her singing the late ...

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South Africans remain divided over Cynthia Erivo’s casting as Miriam Makeba in the upcoming film The Road Home, with industry ...

South African singer Miriam Makeba, one of Africa's best known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid during three decades in exile, has died of a heart attack after a concert in Italy.

Cynthia Erivo will portray Miriam Makeba in ‘The Road Home’, alongside Thabo Rametsi and Guy Pearce. South Africans express ...

The musical is Somi Kakoma’s thank-you note, written across generations, to the South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba. By Alexis Soloski The documentary presents a highlight reel of crucial ...

Our final story this hour is a remembrance of one of Africa's first international superstars. Miriam Makeba fought apartheid in South Africa through music. Last night, during a performance in Italy, ...

Miriam Makeba was an iconic figure who used her platform and artistry to uplift her community and call attention to injustice. Her contributions to the artistic culture of Black America and the ...

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Miriam Makeba was exiled from her home country for speaking out against apartheid, but that never stopped her from making music. Farai Chideya talks with Makeba in the first of a series on African ...

South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba has died of a heart attack in Italy at the age of 76, her ...